Differential motor alterations in children with three types of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Adrián Poblano¹  Belinda Luna¹  César Reynoso¹ 

关键词: attention deficit disorder;    motor development;    inattention;    hyperactivity;    bruininks-oseretsky test;    trastorno por déficit de atención;    desarrollo motor;    inatención;    hiperactividad;    prueba de bruininks-oseretsky;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0004-282X20140147

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective To determine frequency of motor alterations in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method We evaluated 19 children aged 7-12 years with ADHD classified in three sub-types: Combined (ADHD-C), with Inattention (ADHD-I), and with Hyperactivity (ADHD-H). Controls were age- and gender matched healthy children. We utilized Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) for measuring motor skills. Results We observed differences between children with ADHD and controls in BOTMP general score and in static coordination, dynamic general- and hand- coordination, and in synkinetic movements. We also found differences in dynamic hand coordination between controls and children with ADHD-C; in dynamic general coordination between controls and children with ADHD-H; and in frequency of synkinetic movements between controls and children with ADHD-H. Conclusion Children with ADHD with a major degree of hyperactivity showed greater frequency of motor alterations.

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